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Hillel Academy (Denver, Colo.)

 Organization

Biography

Jews from around Denver founded the Hillel Academy in 1953. It began with two teachers and 27 students in kindergarten and the first grade. The aim was to provide religious and secular education and to give the students pride in Judaism and Americanism. The Academy grew by adding a new grade each year until classes included preschool through eighth grade. Beth Ha Medrosh Hagodol and Beth Joseph Synagogues provided space for the Academy until 1958, when the Academy moved to Holly and Leetsdale. A new facility opened at 450 S. Hudson in 1966. Hillel Academy is part of a network of Orthodox day schools in the United States. There are more than 300 students currently, with students in need receiving scholarships.

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Box 1, 1954-2008

 File — Box B165.01.0001: Series B165.01 [Barcode: U186023300267]
Identifier: B165.01.0001
Abstract

Box contains Hillel Academy minutes, brochures, handbooks, and histories of the school.

Dates: 1954-2008

Education Minutes and Course Levels, 1956-1957

 File
Identifier: B165.01.0001.0001
Abstract

Folder contains the Education Board and Education Committee minutes and associated materials. There are also Hebrew department Course of Study for kindergarten through fifth grade.

Dates: 1956-1957

Hillel Academy (Denver, Colo.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: B165
Abstract

Hillel Academy of Denver is an Orthodox Jewish day school (yeshiva ketana) in which religious and secular instruction takes place for preschool through 8th-grade students. It was begun in 1953 and is part of a network of Orthodox day schools in the United States. The collection contains meeting minutes, administrative notes, scrapbooks, Annual Dinner programs, and appointment calendars of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of Hillel Academy of Denver, Colorado, from 1963 through 1990.

Dates: 1950-2010

Minutes, 1954-1957

 File
Identifier: B165.01.0001.0002
Abstract

Hillel Academy and minutes and associated materials.

Dates: 1954-1957

Minutes, Jan. 1960-July 1965

 File
Identifier: B165.01.0001.0003
Abstract

Contains Hillel Academy minutes and associated materials.

Dates: Jan. 1960-July 1965

Minutes, 1963-1965

 File
Identifier: B165.01.0001.0004
Abstract

Hillel Academy minutes and associated materials.

Dates: 1963-1965

Minutes, 1965-1969

 File
Identifier: B165.01.0001.0005
Abstract

Hillel Academy minutes and associated minutes.

Dates: 1965-1969

Minutes, 1966-1967

 File
Identifier: B165.01.0001.0006
Abstract

Hillel Academy minutes and associated materials.

Dates: 1966-1967

Minutes, 1968-1969

 File
Identifier: B165.01.0001.0006
Abstract

Hillel Academy minutes and associated materials.

Dates: 1968-1969

Minutes, 1968-1971

 File
Identifier: B165.01.0001.0007
Abstract

Hillel Academy minutes and associated materials.

Dates: 1968-1971